Jan. 28-30 Virtual Operations, Campus Remains Closed

Bowie State University will continue with virtual operations for all classes and office operations through Friday, January 30, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls and the dining hall will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus through Jan. 30. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather. 

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General Education Course List

Students will need a total of 46-48 General Education credits and a total of 72-74 Major/Minor course credits to graduate (120 credits total).

English Composition

6 credit hours required

ENGL 101 - Expository Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 102 - Argument and Research (3 credits)

Arts & Humanities

6 credit hours required

ART 101 - 2D Design (3 credits)
ART 110 - Introduction to Drawing (3 credits)
ART 111 - Life Drawing (3 credits)
ART 200 - African Art: Past and Present (3 credits)
ART 230 - Introduction to Graphics (3 credits)
ART 299 - Art Survey (3 credits)
COMM 101 -Oral Communications (3 credits)
COMM 103 -Public Speaking (3 credits)
COMM 205 Media Literacy for Diverse Audiences   (3 credits)
ENGL 210 - Introduction to English Grammar (3 credits)
ENGL 211 - Literatures of the World (3 credits)
ENGL 212 - African-American Literary Imagination (3 credits)
ENGL 213 - Cinema of African & African Diaspora (3 credits)
ENGL 236 - Introduction to Literature (3 credits)
ENGL 239 - Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits)
ENGL 250 - Introduction to Film (3 credits)
ENGL 253 - Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits)
ENGL 254 - Queer Studies (3 credits)
FREN 101/102 - First Yr French I (3 credits) & First Yr French II (3 credits)
MUSC 101 - Fundamentals of Music (3 credits)
MUSC 110 - Introduction to Electronic Music (3 credits)
MUSC 302 - Introduction to Music (3 credits)
PHIL 101 – Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 103 - Intro. to Principles of Reasoning (3 credits)
SPAN 101 - First Year Spanish I (3 credits)
SPAN 102 - First Year Spanish II (3 credits)
THEA 105 - Introduction to Theatre (3 credits)
THEA 110 - Pilates Fitness (3 credits)
VCDM 230- Introduction to Computer Graphics (3 credits)

Social & Behavioral Sciences

6 credit hours required

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 credits)
CAAS 101 - Intro to Child & Adolescent Studies (3 credits)
CAAS 282 - Domestic & Family Violence (3 credits)
CRJU 201 - Intro to Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice (3 credits)
ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
FINA 222 - Personal Finance (3 credits)
GEOG 101 - Element of Geography I (3 credits)
GOVT 130 - Introduction to Political Science (3 credits)
GOVT 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 credits)
GOVT 231 - US National Government (3 credits)
GOVT 240 - Black Politics in the United States (3 credits)
HIST 111 - World Civilizations Since 1500 (3 credits)
HIST 114 - African American History to 1865 (3 credits)
HIST 115 - African American History from 1865 (3 credits)
HIST 202 - US History since 1865 (3 credits)
HIST 210 - History of Science and Technology (3 credits)
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 200 - Introduction to Psychopathology (3 credits)
SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SOCI 203 - Deviant Behavior (3 credits)
SOWK 200 - Introduction to Professions in SOWK (3 credits)

Natural Science

7-8 credit hours required

BIOL 101 - Biological Science w/ Lab (4 credits)
BIOL 203 - Oceanus w/o Lab (online course) (3 credits)
BIOL 210 Introduction to Biotechnology
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I w/Lab (4 credits)
PHSC 100 - Physical Science w/Lab (4 credits)
PHSC 101 - Earth Science w/Lab (4 credits)
PHYS 271 - General Physics I w/Lab (4 credits)
PHYS 272 - General Physics II w/Lab (4 credits)

Mathematics

3-4 credit hours required

MATH 118 - Finite Mathematics (3 credits)
MATH 125 - College Algebra (3 credits)
MATH 127 - Introduction to Mathematical Ideas (3 credits)
MATH 141 - Pre-calculus (3 credits)
MATH 150 Comprehensive Pre-Calculus (4 credits)
MATH 215 - Elements of Calculus (4 credits)
MATH 225 - Calculus I (4 credits)

Technology

3-4 credit hours required

BUIS 260 - Computer Applications for Business (3 credits)
COSC 110 - Computer Literacy & Applications (3 credits)
COSC 111 - Computer Principles & Technology (3 credits)
COSC 112 - Computer Science I (4 credits)
COSC 113 - Computer Science II (4 credits)
COSC 190 - Intermediate Computer Programming (4 credits)
CTEC 111 - Cybersecurity for All (3 credits)
CTEC 114 - Computing Tools & Environments (3 credits)
CTEC 125 - Introduction to Visual Basic (3 credits)
DANL 280 Fundamentals of Data Science & Analytics (3 credits)

Health & Wellness

3 credit hours required

HEED 102 - Life & Health (3 credits)
HEED 200 - Fundamentals of Sex Education (3 credits)
IDIS 210 - Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health (3 credits)

Freshman Seminar

3 credit hours required

FRSE 101 - Freshman Seminar (3 credits)
Substitute course if transferring in more than 12 credits

Free General Education Electives

9 credit hours required